UPDATE 3-Toronto stocks energized by record oil prices

TORONTO, April 15 (Reuters) - A record high for oil prices
drove the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index higher on
Tuesday, with stronger resource issues overshadowing lingering
worries about a weak earnings season.

Toronto's energy sector gained 1.8 percent as crude prices
surged amid supply worries and weakness in the U.S. dollar.
U.S. oil prices settled $2.03 higher at $113.79 a barrel,
before hitting a record of $114.08 in late electronic trade.

Suncor Energy SU.TO was up C$2.37, or 2.2 percent, at
C$112.12, and Canadian Natural Resources CNQ.TO gained
C$1.21, or 1.5 percent, to C$83.53.

"It's a familiar theme yet again," said Elvis Picardo,
investment strategist at Northern Securities Inc in Vancouver.
"It's energy and materials driving the upside and that's more
than offsetting some weakness in the financials and info tech
index."

The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 112.35
points, or 0.82 percent, at 13,850.95 with six of its 10 main
groups in an upswing.

The materials sector, home to resource shares, also helped
lift the benchmark with a gain of 1.8 percent. Potash Corp of
Saskatchewan POT.TO rose C$2.80, or 1.5 percent, to C$188.15,
and Agrium AGU.TO gained C$2.41, or 3.1 percent, to C$80.50.